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PAPAGAYO
by McDermott, Gerald
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0671960849
- ISBN 13
- 9780671960841
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Windmill/Wanderer, 1980. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this colorful story of how the nocturnal animals of a South American rain forest come to appreciate the noisy trickster parrot Papagayo. Gerald McDermot's lively, vibrant illustrations are immediately recognizable. He got his start in the animation industry, before landing a Caldecott Honor with his first children's book ANANSI. Many of his books draw from folklore and mythology from a variety of cultures, and have earned him a Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, and many other accolades, as well as a place on the bookshelves of children all over the world. 9'' x 7.5''. Original orange cloth boards. Original unclipped ($8.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [18] leaves. Inscribed by McDermott to dedication page, with small original drawing of a bird. Jacket with light bumping and mild rubbing to corners and spine ends, 1" closed tear to upper front joint. Binding with a touch of shelfwear, spine a bit cracked to some openings; little shallow crease to corner of rear endpaper. Bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45832
- Title
- PAPAGAYO
- Author
- McDermott, Gerald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0671960849
- ISBN 13
- 9780671960841
- Publisher
- Windmill/Wanderer
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1980s,US American,Mythology & Folklore,Birds,Picture Book,South American
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About the Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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